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January 2016 Moms
Ljohn43
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Baby Product Heroes & Zeros
Ljohn43
member
Now that we've had our babies - what products that you purchased have been the heroes and which ones have fallen short or not been used?
My heroes:
-Owlet monitor
-Summer Infant Swaddleme Wraps
-Rock n Play (automatic)
-Avent Soothie Pacifiers
-medela steam cleaning bags
My Zeros (not necessarily bad products - just not working for us right now):
-Arms Reach co-sleeper bassinet (baby refuses to use it)
-co sleeper that goes in the bed (also refuses to use this one )
-Lanolin cream (I bought like 4 bottles to have in various places around the house and don't use it at all anymore)
-moby wrap (I'm scared to use it)
-Pampers Baby Dry diapers (someone bought us these instead of the swaddlers and we've had sooo many leaks; can't wait to be done with this box)
My heroes:
-Owlet monitor
-Summer Infant Swaddleme Wraps
-Rock n Play (automatic)
-Avent Soothie Pacifiers
-medela steam cleaning bags
My Zeros (not necessarily bad products - just not working for us right now):
-Arms Reach co-sleeper bassinet (baby refuses to use it)
-co sleeper that goes in the bed (also refuses to use this one )
-Lanolin cream (I bought like 4 bottles to have in various places around the house and don't use it at all anymore)
-moby wrap (I'm scared to use it)
-Pampers Baby Dry diapers (someone bought us these instead of the swaddlers and we've had sooo many leaks; can't wait to be done with this box)
Re: Baby Product Heroes & Zeros
-Monkeywear wrap
-Imagine prefold diapers
-Bamboobies breastpad
-Nursing bras, after I went into a local shop and got properly fitted
-Glider chair
Zeros:
-Glider elite swing (she only likes the bouncer portion which would have cost a heck of a lot less on its own)
-My Brest Friend (haven't used it yet)
-Lanolin as well! But for the opposite reason, as I had to switch to a prescription.
ETA: @Ljohn43, just take the plunge with your Moby! You won't regret it.
- swing, boppy pillow, handsfree pumping bra, boba wrap, luvs brand diaper (for the price!) And the diaper genie(that everyone said I wouldn't use but I LOVE IT)
Zeroes
Newborn outfits (sleepers and what was needed most in early stages) bouncer, target brand diapers, pampers wipes, mam pacifiers, glider (just because the dang thing broke in the first week
-my Brest friend pillow
-best furniture Braxton model glider
-moby wrap
-cosleeper that goes in our bed
-wubbie pacifier
-medela electric pump with larger breast shields that actually fit
-lanolin nipple cream
-baby gowns
-bamboo Aden and Anais sleeping bag
-flower pillow bath
-nose frida
-grass drying rack for bottle pieces
-my mom
zeroes:
-honest diapers
-RNP (so hoping this changes soon and he'll actually use it!)
-every swaddling blanket (besides the Aden and Anais ones) which sucks because we have every kind, but little man can't stand having his arms swaddled
-every pacifier besides the wubbie
pacifiers - Any kind. She's not picky. And she's really good about spitting it out herself when she's done with it or letting us take it away once she's calmed down.
Baby brezza - Once we switched to formula my poor girl could not stand the wait for a bottle. this machine - though totally not a necessity - is amazing!! She even recognizes the sound and knows food is coming.
Sleep sheep - so many sound choices and it helps her settle herself to sleep. I like it for myself too haha.
Zeroes:
swaddle blankets - these were awesome for the first week and then she got too active and works herself out of them in no time. Planning on trying a wearable blanket instead.
Bottle warmer - maybe it's just the one I bought but, it takes 9 minutes to warm a 9oz bottle (even if it only has 3oz of formula in it!). My little miss is NOT waiting for that.
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Triple Paste- expensive but the only thing that fixed her awful diaper rash!
MAM pacifier (of course her favorite is the free one that I got in the gift bag from registering at Target)
Dr. Brown bottles
Newborn clothes-because she STILL doesn't fit in anything else!
Pampers swaddlers- the best absorbing. See below why I don't like Huggies.
Zeroes:
swaddling blanket
sleep gowns (I liked them for the first two weeks but they are always riding up)
Huggies (little snugglers I think they're called?)- the little gel absorbers swell so much that it pulled the diaper halfway down her crack and the only time she's ever leaked. I've also heard of these gel absorbers "exploding" and getting everywhere.
-Glow in the Dark Mam pacifiers
-Graco Glider/Swing
-Dr. Brown's anti-colic bottles
-Baby Brezza Sterilizer
-Munchkin bottle brushes (with the sponge)
-Mylicon drops
-Zippered Sleepers (I loathe snaps!)
-Pampers Diapers
-Boudreaux's Rash Prevention Spray (Seriously one of the best things I've ever found)
-Woven Wrap for baby wearing
-Gerber Soy Formula
Zeros:
-Huggies diapers! My little girl ended up with a rash very much like a chemical burn!
-Any pacifier that's not Mam
-Swaddles (she hates them)
-Breast milk
I'll add more later, but she's fussing...
Heroes:
-Johnson & Johnson Vapor Soothe Bath
-White Noise
-Summer Video Monitor
-Skidders Plush Booties
-Amber Necklace (honestly don't know how I forgot about this in my first post-couldn't live without it for my son)
-Onesies/Sleepers with the fold over sleeve mittens (her hands are too tiny and she can't keep actual mittens on)
-Starbucks... shoot, I suppose that's more for me
Zeros:
-Nuby Bottle Brush (no sponge and it sprays water everywhere)
-Baby Mittens
-Receiving Blankets (I have absolutely no use for them)
Dr. Brown's bottles
Rock and Play
Bouncer chair
Zippered NB sleepers (NO SNAPS)
Halo Sleep Sacks (arms unswaddled)
Car rides
Zero:
Arm-in swaddlers
Avent Natural Bottles
Swing- he hates it
*Swaddles
*Avent Philips Soothie pacifer. I didn't even buy/register for this brand, it's what he was given in the hospital and will really only take this one consistently
*Bibs- because he has turned into quite the random spitter
*Burp Cloths- I thought I had way to many and it turns out, I think I need more
*Dr. Browns bottles and the formula pitcher- The pitcher is a GOD send and was only $12 on Amazon. I pre-mix DS's bottles each morning and they are ready to go in the warmer. He's drinking 2.5 oz each feeding and the formula scoop is, well you know good for 2oz. I make 20oz. at a time and it's good for a day and a half
*Nutramigen formula because DS could not tolerate anything else and it has been worth every penny so far
Zeros:
*The other 10 + pacifiers types/brands that we have
*Lanolin cream- I used it twice and have 2 bottles still, that have never been used. DS thankfully didn't do a number on my nipples while I was breastfeeding
*Car seat cover that zips over the whole thing. Never used it, I have a cover that I bought from Screaming Owl that I love
*Majority of DS's socks. I have to put his socks on over the pants because otherwise they fall off.
Pampers swaddlers
mam pacifiers
Playtex Vent Aire bottles
Halo sleep sack
Mommy's Bliss Gripe water
Cloud B sleep sheep
Zeroes:
snap pajamas
Nursing (she won't stay awake and wasn't gaining enough weight)
BFP #2: 7/23/14 - MC: 8/28/14
BFP #3: 2/22/15 - MC: 3/3/15
BFP #4: 5/20/15 - Stick baby stick!!!
0-2 month pacifiers (mam or avent)
my pump
halo sleepsack (swaddle)
burp cloths
A&A swaddle
Zeros:
Baby Mantra calming lotion (too watery)
His bathtub (I hate it)
Summer Swaddle Blankets (too small)
That big ole stack of newborn clothes I bought, washed and was way too small to use
wubbanub (sad, and hope he takes this one day)
munchkin latch bottle (horrible)
I also HATE the Munchkin latch bottles. I have a 3 pack that I'm just waiting to give away to someone.
rock and play
swaddle me wrap sack
halo sleep sacks
manual medela pump
zeros:
Woombies, have 3 of them and he hates having his arms swaddled
Halo sleep sack
Aden and Anais blankets
Dr Browns bottles
Vaseline (cured sons diaper rash over any cream under the sun)
Boba wrap
Swing
Zeros:
Wipes warmer - still in the box
Miracle blanket
Crib and other furniture (STILL hasn't come in, it was ordered in September)
My Brest Friend nursing Pillow
Fisher Price Infant to Toddler Rocker
Maya Ring Sling
Avent Natural Bottles
McDonald's Chicken McNuggets (yeah, I said it.)
Doing at-home lifestyle newborn pictures instead of "curly baby" portraits
Arm and Hammer Diaper pail (sooo much better than the Diaper Genie)
Zeros:
Mamaroo (baby hates it)
Soothies Pacifiers (like I have time to put it back in every 30 seconds)
Aden and Anais Swaddle Blankets (not tough enough for our Houdini)
All newborn hats. Do these stay on for anybody?
target diapers- so cheap!
baby bum brush
nuk pacifiers (DS only took gumdrops but she loves nuk)
swaddle me wraps
AA swaddle blankets
snuza go
white noise
zeros:
recieving blankets
newborn onesies- she is too long, however anything but newborn pants fall right off, and they are super short on her. Clothes are difficult.
lanolin- barely have used any this time.
recieving blankets - seriously thought these would be useless, and then actually bought another pack. She uses multiple blankets a day.
burt's bees multipurpose ointment - super good for the butt!
coconut oil nipple cream
phillips avent bottles - got a bottle she would take on the first try
mittens
Zeroes:
newborn undershirts and pants
swaddleme's
boppy
thats all I can think of atm
Rock and play- someone lent us this and I could literally kiss them!! It's the only place she will sleep
Soothies pacifiers
Any outfit 0-3 with fold over mittens
Zipper sleepers
Zeroes
Halo bassinet- she hates it
Swaddle blankets for swaddling- use them for other things but she hates being swaddled
Mittens- they never stay on!
Fischer price bouncer- she hates this too!
And @stephanienjer amen to the McNuggets! Some days, cooking just isn't worth it...